ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
S56 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)
- sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)
Code Also
- any associated open wound (S51.-)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S56..0 | Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..00 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..001 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..002 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..009 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..01 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..011 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..012 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..019 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..02 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..021 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..022 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..029 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..09 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..091 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..092 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..099 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..1 | Injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..10 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..101 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..102 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..103 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..104 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..105 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..106 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..107 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..108 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..109 | Unspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..11 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..111 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..112 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..113 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..114 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..115 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..116 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..117 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..118 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..119 | Strain of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of finger of unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..12 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..121 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..122 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..123 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..124 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..125 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..126 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..127 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..128 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..129 | Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..19 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..191 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..192 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..193 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..194 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..195 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..196 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..197 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..198 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..199 | Other injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..2 | Injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..20 | Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..201 | Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..202 | Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..209 | Unspecified injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..21 | Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..211 | Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..212 | Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..219 | Strain of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..22 | Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..221 | Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..222 | Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..229 | Laceration of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..29 | Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..291 | Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..292 | Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..299 | Other injury of other flexor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..3 | Injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..30 | Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..301 | Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..302 | Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..309 | Unspecified injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..31 | Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..311 | Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..312 | Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..319 | Strain of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..32 | Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..321 | Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..322 | Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..329 | Laceration of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..39 | Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..391 | Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of right thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..392 | Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of left thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..399 | Other injury of extensor or abductor muscles, fascia and tendons of unspecified thumb at forearm level | No |
| S56..4 | Injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..40 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..401 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..402 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..403 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..404 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..405 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..406 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..407 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..408 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..409 | Unspecified injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..41 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..411 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..412 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..413 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..414 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..415 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..416 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..417 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..418 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..419 | Strain of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of finger, unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..42 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..421 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..422 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..423 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..424 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..425 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..426 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..427 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..428 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..429 | Laceration of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..49 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of other and unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..491 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..492 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..493 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..494 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left middle finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..495 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..496 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left ring finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..497 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of right little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..498 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of left little finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..499 | Other injury of extensor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified finger at forearm level | No |
| S56..5 | Injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..50 | Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..501 | Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..502 | Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..509 | Unspecified injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..51 | Strain of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..511 | Strain of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..512 | Strain of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..519 | Strain of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..52 | Laceration of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..521 | Laceration of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..522 | Laceration of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..529 | Laceration of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..59 | Other injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level | No |
| S56..591 | Other injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..592 | Other injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..599 | Other injury of other extensor muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..8 | Injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..80 | Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..801 | Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..802 | Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..809 | Unspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..81 | Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..811 | Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..812 | Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..819 | Strain of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..82 | Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..821 | Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..822 | Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..829 | Laceration of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..89 | Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..891 | Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..892 | Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..899 | Other injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..9 | Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..90 | Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..901 | Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..902 | Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..909 | Unspecified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..91 | Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..911 | Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..912 | Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..919 | Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..92 | Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..921 | Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..922 | Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..929 | Laceration of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S56..99 | Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level | No |
| S56..991 | Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S56..992 | Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S56..999 | Other injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026